The lady at the counter asked us what we were doing here. I was worried we might be in danger. She might be able to see something wrong with us. I keep my guard up and listen to what she has to say. Adam speaks first and says "We are looking at our job sight. I took a brief look at the terms and conditions and it sounded like this glass was dangerous."

She had doubt in her eyes . At first it didn't sound suspicious but if we really were here because it's dangerous we would have no reason to have our face directly on the thing. I had to counteract his dumb lie somehow. "We already tested if the glass was safe to touch before we got here. We still don't know what's inside though."

Her face looked even more doubtful and she asked us "You two really didn't know that time was in the time glass?" We forgot to take that into consideration. This is probably common knowledge for everyone in The Land of Time. How could we forget something like that. Adam just responded "We know it's time I just don't know why it's dangerous everyone told me it's not worth mentioning sense no one goes near it normally." That was a huge gamble but it was a smart one he should be right, before we broke time no one should have any reason to go near the glass.

The doubt in her eyes started to fade. Adam did it, all we have to do is hold the conversation and not mess it up. She said to us "Fine I usually I'd wait till your first day to tell you but you guys seem like *good and eager employees*." There was doubt in that last part but I'm just happy to get an explanation.

"The time in the glass has the ability to actually send you to that time and place. For example behind you would be the revolutionary war if your hand were to touch that you would be sent straight there." So that's what the suits are for, that way we don't touch the time directly. It was an explanation I was happy with. I had my doubts that the fact that her explanation is impossible to test out without putting yourself in danger was problematic but at the same time if the time glass was safe we would know it was a lie. Should I keep asking questions she doesn't seem to completely trust us and I'm sure we can find out what's happening when we actually start working. There is just so much we don't know. Stuff that appears to be common knowledge. I don't want to look suspicious but she might gloss over something important. Adam grabs my shoulder and says "Thanks for the explanation we look forward to working with you on Thursday and will be leaving now." I get it's not worth the risk if we say something wrong. Who knows what she'll do to us and plus there's nothing we can do to make us any less suspicious. The best course of action is to leave and come back tomorrow.

We went home and Little Me didn't even cross my mind. The thought that the sand is time itself was the only thing on my mind right now. We might have made ourselves suspicious but it was worth it. I thought of what I would do with this information. The time in the glass has the ability to actually send you to that time and place. This could solve everything if I could just go back to when time broke. I can finally put an end to this journey. I know when it broke and where it is. I just don't think I have the strength to do it.

Taken from Royal Road, this narrative should be reported if found on Amazon.

I asked Adam what he thought about the new info but by the look on his face he either came to the same conclusion as me or he was just thinking about how suspicious we must look right now. He looked at me and said, "If we really wanted to, we can start time again." The fact he wasn't all to excited about it and the fact he said *if we really wanted to* shows that we definitely came to the same conclusion. Resuming time would mean destroying everything we worked for. The back to the past project and my mom all thrown out the window.

I couldn't imagine myself doing it and I don't think Adam could either. It's fine though right now this is only a theory I was wrong in the past. It's just if we so happen to be right I don't think I could start time again. It's going to be fine. It's not like I really need time to start again. I don't need food or water. We already have shelter and I have Adam staying with me in this frozen time state. Living here wouldn't actually be so bad. Yeah I can live like this no problem. I'm sure Adam feels the same way he's been living here longer than I have. He's probably used to The Land of Time will be fine. I even have a job now. I'll be fine here. Yeah I'm sure I'll be fine.

Tomorrow hits and I'm only one more day before work starts. I wanted to go back to the glass but we can't risk making our self even more suspicious. There must be another way. There's always another way we can go to any time period. There must be a way to fix time travel without destroying anything. I could give the cure to someone before the cancer reaches my mom. I realized it wouldn't work if my mom was fine there wouldn't be a reason for me to invent time travel. I can just give myself another reason, maybe just tell a younger version of myself I have to invent time travel. A decent plan but there's a high chance it wouldn't work. I have to tell an 8 year old me or younger for the plan to be of any use and by the time I reach my 20s I could have just forgotten about the whole thing. It's flawed because it's the only thing I could think of.

My only hope is to figure out more about how time works. Maybe there is another solution. I have to wait till tomorrow, that's all I can do. After the longest day of my life it was finally the day for work. We grabbed our IDs and headed for the time machine. I pasted Little Me without a second thought. All that mattered was this job and what it had to do with time. We headed straight for The Land of Time and waited at the glass for the counter lady to show up. I check my internal clock at 7:57 and she will be here in 3 minutes or less.

While I'm checking my clock I hear footsteps and there she was. She waved at us and we waved back. I know this lady suspects us and I can't do anything to fix how she feels about us. What matters now is this job, where it's located, how we do it, and how time works. All of that will be figured out today.